STAAR Tips
The night before the STAAR, it is important to get enough ________.
What is rest?
The STAAR English I test requires the reading of several _________.
What are 'passages'?
What is the highest score you can get on the STAAR English I Writing portion?
What is a '5'?
The word used to describe how the author or characters feel.
What is 'tone'?
The short constructed response includes these two elements: _________________ and _______________.
What are 'answer' and 'evidence' ?
On the STAAR, we should _____ the entire passage.
What is 'read'?
On the STAAR English 1 test, you will be testing over several literary ___________.
What are 'genres'?
When answering the writing prompt it is important to use _________ _________ to support your thesis statement.
What is 'textual evidence'?
A literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces.
What is 'conflict'?
This is the max character limit for the SCR.
What is '475'?
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
What is 'dictionary'?
When taking the STAAR English I test, you will be asked to make ___________ about what you are reading.
What are 'inferences'?
The most important part of the extended constructed response is the _________.
What is the 'thesis statement'?
What is 'the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character'?
What is characterization?'
You could be given any of the three new ECR types. They are: _____________, ______________, and ______________________.
What are 'informational' 'argumentative' and 'correspondence'?
On the STAAR, it is important to read each ______ and ________ completely.
What is 'question' and 'answer choice'?
On the STAAR English I test, you will be given how long to complete it.
What is all day?
Format your essay in four complete paragraphs, which include _____________, ______________, __________, and _____________.
What are the 'introduction, body #1, body #2, and conclusion?
The author's underlying message about life or society.
What is a 'theme'?
This is the score needed to pass the test.
What is '3775'?
On the STAAR, it is important to ________ your answers before submitting them.
What is review.
These are the 3 different sections on the test: ___________, ______________, and _____________.
What are 'Revising and Editing,' 'ECR,' and 'Reading Comprehension,' ?
The maximum character count for an extended constructed response.
What is '2300 characters'?
What is the author's word choice referred to as?
What is 'diction' ?
The STAAR English I redesign has several types of literary genres including nonfiction and poetry. What are two additional literary genres that could be on the test?
What are 'argumentative,' 'fiction,' 'drama,' and 'informational,' '?